The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-07

ihNNV VI "a rf.iONlA y lftf Iil f'NAtlfllls ~
T.. COugcr third vice prc-idcut. 5. T..
Mills; secretary, w T.. llol treas
urcr, A. Wheeler marshal w. 4
POAgc; executive committee. \.
Wheeler, W. l.. l'rathcr, j. w. higgins.
Geo GH-soway, \. Il. Allen, Bart
Moore and Thos. kirkland.
Adjourned until ., p. M
incrnuon session.
The convention WAS called to order
at O'Clock in the afternoon. Or W.
r. Hail. OF Waco, rcad paper on dis
eases of cattle. He -aid that the SHINE
Causcs which develop discusses IN per.
-On- develop them In cattle That
there were few, if any casc- OF
plcuro.pncumouia in Texas cat.
tio or lrNas territory The
cau-tt Of this Disease were
LIST. The sudden change from n
warm climate TO cold aud vice versa.
Cattle from the north to the south are
apt to boz Affected with colds, and
those from tho north To- the south
with Towers. The disease develops
blood poisoning and hence j. con
tagcous. The second causu il the in
mailing Of ciudcrs while ia transit. The
treatment must be speedily ndmu.
i,terrd. llc advised the animals be
gwen Oryomia HcOnitc, veralurun.
yiridc and bcllNdOnu. ANY one or
all at these gwen properly will do all
that can be done. lie said that screw
wurm- Oiton developed u septic poi--
on ia cattle, bccausc when killed the
insects were allowed to remain M
the wound. lie suggested chloro.
form Ice used to XIII the insects. and
urged thnt all dead insccts be careful
ly removed lie adv axle grease
rs curative of the wound. In re-
gard to Black Leg, he admitted that
hc kucW nothing about II, rs his PA.
ticuts had died before hc got to them.
sir - " 0laydcu. president ct the
Waco Dressed Sect company, by re
quest addressed the convention. lie
SAID that the cattle interest of the
state wr- one of tine most importHu'
and was bound to increase. lie nd
Vt-cd the convention to encourage
the Houston rctrigorntur ~ II was
tor the interest Of the cattle mon The
south must slaughter it's cattle. lie
had studied the dressed beet problem
tor Years. lie said this COltic process
was successful in keeping meat. The
beef was impregnated with "a ga-
which preserved the meat fresh uud
when cookcd the gas WAS driven out.
Ihc Waco factory made a test on the
10th Of Marcn, and parts OF it were
eaten on April i'm, and It was deli
ciOu-. Thnt the factories of Phia.
dolphin lad Kept meat by the process
more than year. the finest chem
i-t- in the country had nude invcsti.
cations of the process, amt declared
the gr- would be driven out by
cooking but even If it were not. that
J.. the meat were eaten raw, the gas
would promote health. lie said that
this process would solve the problem
OF the cattle trade and 10 away with
the middle men in the business.
Tho following were adopted |,
solved that the thanks Of this convcu-
tiou be extended 10 the ladies of the
Christian church for the ole. ant sup
Der furnished tho members aud the
kIuu attention gwen us 10y the bGautl-
ia, ladies in Attendance.
Resolved. That the thanks of the as.
,Oc.Aliuu ne extended TO TlIE WACO
ENAMlNtE aud the Waco Day for
their courteous notices.
Resolved, lhat the constitution be
changed 80 that tho annual meetings
Il the ASSOCIATION be held ut other
place, than Waco.
Resolved, Tint the annual meetings
OF the association take place the third
Tuesday in March, instead OF the iii st
Tuesday in April,
Resolved, That the secretary be in
struCted TO geta revised list OF the
brands and addresses OF all mem.
bers of tins association, and that the
president 90 instructed to hav1 new
brand book furnished each of the
members
Resolved, That the executive COM
mittcc be instructed to have All inn
mediate settlement with the late sec o.
rotary, i. IL. Burney.
Resolved. That the secretary and
president be required 10 give bonds,
the amount of which is to De rcgulat-
ed by the executive committee.
Resolved, that the thanks of this
association be extended to Col. c. c.
~lautcr. OF Dallas; Col. ;. Z. Cunning
ham, ;. w, Slaydon, Mr.. A. +. Corn
ing and others, who have addressed
the convention.
Mr., a. Wheeler addressed the con-
ventiou in regard to the imposition
of the railroads on the Texas